[MeechMunchie]

If I have a few pence left after a small purchase, I'll always pop it in any charity box that's available.

I do give money to beggars. I know it's not going to make any difference to the situation, but if they're going to live out a slow and lonely life they may as well be stinking drunk when they do it.

Comic Relief is good, and the lack of response is apalling. I mean seriously, anyone who has enough money to watch it on TV has enough money to give £5 a year. And it's going to save lives.* What are you going to spend the money on otherwise? A couple of pints? If someone showed you two kids and two pints and said 'You can have the beer, but if you take it I kill these children', which would you pick?

The people collecting on the street are a no-no, however. A lot of them just pocket half of the money themselves. After they've finished their guilt trip speech, ask them what their comission is, and watch them suddenly go very quiet.

*I'm aware that in a lot of charities the money gets lost in administration fees, taxes and wages, but I really believe Comic Relief is an exception.